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Artemis’s First Launch, with Libby Jackson

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The Engine Bleed Sequence

On the first launch attempt there was a leak in one of the connectors, essentially between the launch pad and the rocket itself. But then later on through the countdown, there was another problem within liquid hydrogen. And that plus the delays to the fueling plus actually some weather concerns, there was lightning when we were getting ready for the countdown. It meant essentially that they ran out of time through the launch window and this, this engine was not getting cold enough. They called it a day on bank holiday Monday and the clock stopped at 40 minutes before launch, never got going again. We went home.

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